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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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